Morocco
Morocco’s earthquake killed thousands. But survivors marking Ramadan say it didn’t shake their faith
By Sam Metz — April 11, 2024
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — On Wednesday, as Eid al-Fitr began, the holiday mood for many Moroccans vacillated between festiveness and despair.
Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns
By Associated Press — February 26, 2024
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the Great Mosque of Algiers features the world's tallest minaret, measuring at 869 feet (265 meters)
Tinmel – Morocco’s medieval shrine and mosque – is one of the historic casualties of the earthquake
By Abbey Stockstill — September 27, 2023
(The Conversation) — Morocco is grappling not just with the loss of lives from the recent earthquake, but with the destruction of its cultural heritage – a 12th century mosque in the village of Tinmel is among them.
In Morocco, conference brings together rabbis from three continents
By David I. Klein — May 22, 2023
(RNS) — Dozens of rabbis affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, last week for a conference aimed at Chabad leaders serving small Jewish communities across Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
The world united to pray to save the boy in the well. Why not children who die in war?
By Omar Suleiman — February 7, 2022
(RNS) — It’s hard for us to face that we throw the children in war zones into the well.
Halimi and Oubaali: Boxing champions united by different faiths
By Joseph Hammond — June 22, 2021
(RNS) — Two French bantamweights, one Jewish, one Muslim, rode boxing from the edges of French society to international prominence.
Rare Winston Churchill paintings of historic mosque, cathedral up for auction
By Joseph Hammond — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — Paintings by the former British prime minister of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech will be put on sale at Christie’s.
New cardinals: The men are the message
By Thomas Reese — September 12, 2019
(RNS) — By making these men cardinals, the pope is handing them megaphones.
Pope Francis firms up his legacy with appointment of new cardinals
By Thomas Reese — September 2, 2019
(RNS) — After Oct. 15, 53% of the cardinal electors will have been appointed by Francis.
Moroccans break Ramadan fast on beach with song, dance, food
By Amira El Masiti — June 13, 2018
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — In Morocco's capital, the beach is a favorite place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Morocco goes digital to counter radical Islam online
By Tom Heneghan — November 21, 2017
(RNS) — The Mohammadia League of Islamic Scholars, a government research institute leading Morocco’s extensive campaign against violent Muslim extremism, is producing videos and reaching out on Facebook and YouTube to those in their teens and 20s.
London attacker’s mother blames internet for son’s radicalization
By Reuters — June 6, 2017
ROME (Reuters) The mother of the Italian-Moroccan jihadi who helped carry out a deadly attack in London last week said on Tuesday she had tried to keep her son from falling under the sway of Islamic State ideology, but the internet and his London friends changed him.
History suggests Marrakesh Declaration no guarantee of religious freedom (COMMENTARY)
By Ayman S. Ibrahim — February 1, 2016
(RNS) The Marrakesh Declaration is remarkable. But will it lead to any concrete results?
Muslim leaders plan summit on protecting non-Muslims in their midst
By Lauren Markoe — January 21, 2016
(RNS) The summit harks back to the Charter of Medina, in which the Prophet Muhammad drew up the rights of non-Muslims 1,400 years ago.
French rabbi hits the road to build Jewish-Muslim ties
By Elizabeth Bryant — July 2, 2015
(RNS) For the past decade, Michel Serfaty has toured France in a beat-up minibus plastered with slogans such as “Solidarity between Jews and Muslims” and “We’re more alike than you think.”
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